Lacquer for shoe heels and the like



Patented Nov. 16, 1.926.

.UNITED STATES FREDERICK GEORGE EDBBOOK, OF HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, ENGLAND.

LACQUEB FOR SHOE HEELS AND THE LIKE.

.NoDra'wingf, .Applimation filed July 11, 1923, Serial No. 650,961, and in Great Britain July 26, 1922.

This invention relates to lacquers for shoe heelsand the like, and it consists of an improved composition for application to woodenv heels iii-order to produce a fine enamelled finish.

This lacquer comprises cellulose acetate, dichlorhydrin, and solvents, including alco- Thelacquer is composed preferably ofthe following materials, in proportional parts of weight: P t

V :11 s. Cellulose acetate (3 1-1 0 (0.00.011 12 Acetone CILCOCH 1152 Benzol (3 H 14 Benzyl alcohol O H CH OH 3 Dichlorhydrin OHZOLCHOHCHZCL Industrial spirit (otherwise industrial alcohol) Such a composition may be mixed, for example, in an earthenware jar, fitted with a mechanical or other stirring or agitating device. The cellulose acetate is first put in the 5 jar and the. acetone added:-tl1is is agitated 0 portant if a fine enamelled finish is required.

After the heels have been buffed perfectly smooth, it is preferable that a preliminary lacquer or filler solution be used to fill all the grain of the wood.

This filler solution (or preliminary lacquer) may be, with advantage, composed of:

Parts.

I Cellulose acetate 12 Acet n 1152 Benznl 14 Benzyl alcohol 3 Parts. Industrial alcohol 7 Dichlorhydrin 10 Lithopone 48 ,Two coats of this-filler solution will be sufficient to fill the grain of the wood.

The heels are then allowed to dry thoroughly and are then buffed smooth with fine glass-paper and are ready for the application of the lacquer previously described in this specification. I l

The prepared wooden heels are now given successive coats of the lacquer with a camel hair brush or they may be sprayed with the lacquer with a fine spray worked by means of compressed air, allowing a few minutes.

between each coat for drying. Four coats should be found sufficient if the heels are perfectly smooth, but a finer finish can be obtained by adding further coats, until by test the desirable number of coats has been determined, according tothe conditions and the finish required.

lVhen a sufficient number "of coats have been applied, the heels are allowed to harden for about 12 hours, and they are then well bufied with a cloth' bob and polishing wax on a bufling machine until the desired finish is obtained.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A lacquer for shoe heels and the like consisting of substantially equal proportions of cellulose acetate and dichlorhydrin, and a solvent thereof, said solvent comprising substantially one part of benzyl alcohol, two

parts of industrial alcohol, five parts of henzol, and four-hundred parts of acetone.

2. A lacquer for shoe heels and the like, composed substantially of cellulose acetate 12 parts, acetone 1152 parts, benzol 14 parts, benzyl alcohol 3 parts, industrial alcohol 7 parts, and dichlorhydrin 10 parts;

3. A lacquer adapted to afl'ord a fine finish to shoe heels, comprising cellulose acetate and dichlorhydrin combined in substantially equal parts, and a. solvent thereof, said solvent including alcohol.

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